Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan deny rift

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The two most successful bowlers in Test cricket history, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, have today denied there is any rift between them.

Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan spinner, had referred to his Australian counterpart as “a miserable, sad man”.

However, the only two players to have taken more than 700 Test wickets were complimentary of one another in Hobart as they unveiled the new Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, which will be awarded to the winner of Test series between their two countries.

Murali explained he made his comments because he mistakenly understood that Warne had cast doubts on his bowling action in